| | Speed of sound -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | In the (A unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade) standard atmosphere: |
 | | In fact, assuming an (A hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces) ideal gas, the speed of sound depends on temperature only, not on the pressure. |
 | | The temperature of the air varies with altitude, giving the following variations in the speed of sound using the standard atmosphere (actual conditions may vary). |
| www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sp/speed_of_sound.htm (1164 words) |